Line #216 Characters/CaseClosedOneSceneWonders


1	[[center:[-[[Characters/CaseClosed Main Character Index]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedMainCharacters Main Characters]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedCoreRecurringCharacters Core Recurring Characters]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedTokyoPoliceOfficers Tokyo Police Officers]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedPoliceOfficersOutsideOfTokyoAndOsaka Police Officers Outside Of Tokyo And Osaka]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedOsakanPersonalities Osakans]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedTheBlackOrganization The Black Organization]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedEaglelandLawEnforcement Eagleland Law Enforcement]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedMajorRecurringCharacters Major Recurring Characters]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] \| [[Characters/CaseClosedRecurringAnimals Animals]] \| '''One Scene Wonders''' \| [[Characters/CaseClosedPeopleFromNotableCases People From Notable Cases]]]]-]
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3	'''Notes for characters in this page:'''
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5	1) They're by definition [[OneSceneWonder One-Scene Wonders]].
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7	2) Since these characters are likely to be key characters in a certain case, '''''Spoilers Ahead'''''.
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9	[[foldercontrol]]
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11	!!Introduced in the Introduction Arc
12
13	[[folder:Dr. Narumi Asai]]
14	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/narumi_asai.png]]
15	->''Voiced by Creator/AiOrikasa (JP, anime episode 11), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (JP, anime episode 1000-1001)''
16
17	Appeared in the ''Moonlight Sonata'' arc. She is the beautiful doctor of the fishing island of Tsukukage, and kind of a NaiveNewcomer to the island itself. [[spoiler:She is actually Seiji Asou, the son of the late local pianist who died under strange circumstances, and has returned under a disguise to find out who did his family in.]]
18
19	[[ThemeNaming Mandatory Naming Note]]: [[spoiler:His surname by birth, Asou]] is also that of one of Aoyama's assistants.
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21	* AlternateCharacterReading: [[spoiler: He didn't need to change the ''kanji'' of his name to change names. More info in the original page.]]
22	* AntiVillain: One of numerous examples in the series. [[spoiler:He went on a murder spree against the men responsible for killing his family when he was a child. He also used the last of his strength to save Conan.]]
23	* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: [[RareMaleExample Rare Crossdresser Example]]]].
24	* DrivenToSuicide: Yep.
25	* DudeLooksLikeALady: [[spoiler: Narumi is actually a man who disguised as woman.]]
26	* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: He just let stayed inside the burning house, calmly playing his dad's piano until either he burned to death or fatally asphyxiated "thanks" to the fumes and smoke.]]
27	* HarmlessLadyDisguise: [[spoiler: Although he showed no signs of being a male all the time.]]
28	* HospitalHottie: Is quite attractive doctor.
29	* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler: His whole family was murdered, after his pianist father refused to keep aiding a local drug ring and they got to him. Seiji only survived because he was hospitalized in Tokyo, and he planned revenge...]]
30	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Asai was only in one case, but the strong impact it had on Conan/Shinichi cannot be understated. This case haunts Shinichi as the first time he was faced with a [[spoiler: suicidal culprit]] whom he was unable to save.
31	* SoapOperaDisease: [[spoiler: Which, ironically, saved his life: he was in an hospital when the Asous were killed.]]
32	* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler: He only wanted to avenge his murdered family, and when Conan tried to save him he immediately tossed him through the window so he wouldn't burn or asphixiate to death with him.]]
33	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Her true gender]] and her influence on Shinichi/Conan earns her this trope.
34	[[/folder]]
35
36	[[folder:Sayuri Matsumoto]]
37	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sayuri_matsumoto.jpg]]
38	->''Voiced by Creator/MayaOkamoto (JP)''
39
40	Shinichi and Ran's former music teacher, as well as the much-loved daughter of Kiyonaga Matsumoto. [[spoiler: Who is poisoned to almost death in her wedding day...]]
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42	* BeautifulAllAlong: Conan only knew Sayuri as a grumpy {{Meganekko}}. Cue seeing her in a wedding dress and him being dumbstruck at how pretty she really was.
43	* BloodSplatteredWeddingDress: Less blood-splattered than in other cases, but [[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/File:EP18_Case.jpg the imaginery still counts]].
44	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:With Toshihiko -- they were friends in childhood but separated at one point and end up marrying.]]
45	* DaddysGirl: She has a close relationship with her father. Justified since [[MissingMom her mom has already passed away]].
46	* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Lemon tea. [[spoiler: Which is poisoned.]] Additionally, [[spoiler: it was her favorite drink because it reminded her to her first love... Toshihiko.]]
47	* GenkiGirl: Grown-up version.
48	* OldMaid: Until recently. She's getting married, yeah, but at age 27 - past the 25 year old "limit". [[spoiler: And is actually thirty when she and Toshihiko get married... for real.]]
49	* SinsOfOurFathers: She knew Toshihiko was her UnluckyChildhoodFriend, as well as the part that her dad had in his mom's death. So when Sayuri realizes he wanted to kill her as {{revenge}}, [[DrivenToSuicide she willingly took the poison to atone]]. Ultimately, she survived, and three years after the incident [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend she married the now-repentant Toshihiko]].
50	[[/folder]]
51
52	[[folder:Asami Uchida]]
53	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/104440.jpg]]
54	-->Voiced by: Yukari Shin (JPN)
55
56	Shinichi, Ran and Sonoko's old sempai, and apparently Shinichi's first love. She invites them to a karaoke party to celebrate her birthday, but then the encounter goes sour as a fire breaks in and Asami, who's taking a nap since she doesn't feel well, almost dies...
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58	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ran thinks this way about her, though she doesn't hate her one bit.
59	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: {{Inverted\|Trope}}. At first, Shinichi was just an extraordinary soccer player to her, but one day she brought some handmade lemon pie so the team could eat. Unlike the other members who pretended the lemon pie was delicious, Shinichi point-blankly said they were terrible. She then decided to bring him every lemon pie she made until he said it was truly delicious. And, at some point, she fell for him.
60	* BrokenAce: She is very smart, very popular, VERY beautiful... In fact, when she's introduced she has already won both a literary contest ''and'' a beauty one, beating at least three sempais of hers to the punch. But never mind her accomplishments, she has a perpetually sad air around her. Not to mention, she has yet to get over her feelings for her FirstLove, Shinichi.
61	* CuteSportsClubManager: Of the soccer team in Shinichi, Ran and Sonoko's junior high.
62	* DrivenToSuicide: {{Averted\|Trope}}. This trope is discussed by Kogoro and the police as one of the possible causes for what happened to her, but it isn't correct.
63	* FirstLove: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. Asami ''lied'' about being this to Shinichi to Ran and Sonoko because she wanted to "be a little mean" to his actual first love, Ran. It also turns out that Shinichi was ''her'' first love.
64	* GreenEyedMonster: {{Implied\|Trope}}. When Asami revealed she wasn't Shinichi's first love, she explained the reason for the lie was because she wanted to be a little mean to his actual first love, Ran.
65	* HeadTurningBeauty: Was very popular at school because of her looks and talent.
66	* HopelessSuitor: For Shinichi. She lampshades it very, very sadly at the end.
67	-->"You can't force someone to open their heart to you."
68	* LethalChef: Wasn't very good at the kitchen in her junior high and high school days, though she ultimately improved with time. The guys at the club pretended to not notice because they didn't want to hurt her feelings, and the only one who told her so was [[BrutalHonesty Shinichi]].
69	* LoveConfession: It's not officially shown, but she confessed her love to Shinichi back when she was still in their middle school.
70	* LoveHurts: She loved Shinichi, but he rejected her love declaration. Her friend and sempai Sawai loved her, but she didn't return his feelings. Then, Sawai drugged her and caused a fire [[RescueRomance to try being her]] KnightInShiningArmor. [[TheWoobie Ouch, poor Asami]].
71	* OneNoteCook: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}. She's known to be a great cook, her best-known specialty are lemon pies.
72	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Asami came to like [[TheHero Shinichi]] not only for his talent in soccer, but also for his [[BrutalHonesty blunt approach to things.]]
73	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Makes an appearance in one case, but thanks to her, it's now known that Ran is Shinichi's first love.
74	* StudentCouncilPresident: Of Teitan High School, until her graduation.
75	* ThroughHisStomach: During her middle school years, she made and gave as many lemon pies to Shinichi because she wanted his honest opinion if she got any better at making them. And at some point, she fell for him.
76	* WoundedGazelleGambit: {{Averted\|Trope}}. This trope is discussed by Kogoro and the police as one of the possible causes for what happened to her, but it isn't correct.
77	[[/folder]]
78
79	!!Introduction in the Sherry Arc
80
81	[[folder:Yusuke Sakata]]
82	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yusuke_sakata.jpg]]
83	-->Voiced by: Creator/KazuyaIchijou (JP)
84
85	A policeman working under Chief Touyama, who appears in the ''Naniwa Murder Case'' arc. [[spoiler: As well as the SympatheticMurderer of said arc. Born Yusuke Inaba.]]
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87	* AntiVillain: Not a bad person, but still a SerialKiller.
88	* DrivenToSuicide: Tries to shoot himself in the head when found out. Heiji struggles with him and manages to stop him... at the cost of being shot.
89	* LoveMakesYouEvil: The love for his father drove him to kill the ones responsible for the DeadlyPrank that murdered him.
90	* KnightTemplar: Views himself as such. [[ShutUpHannibal Heiji disagrees]].
91	* SerialKiller: His methods consist of [[spoiler:using his position as a police officer to approach his designated targets without drawing suspicion, telling them that the SerialKiller is lurking nearby and offering to protect them before killing his targets when they let their guard down]]. He killed four people, and was planning to kill two more and use the last one as a scapegoat.
92	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks a lot like his late father. [[spoiler: Actually a huge plot point: seeing him caused Numabuchi a VillainousBSOD that let Yusuke learn what happened to Inaba... and then seeing Inaba's picture lets Conan and Heiji identify him as the real culprit.]]
93	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He bears a surprising number of similarities to [[spoiler: Seiji Asoh from the previous arc. Both lost their fathers years ago and go by a different name than their birth name to avoid being connected to their fathers' deaths. When they confronted one of the people who killed their father the culprit revealed what happened and both Seiji and Yusuke decided to kill everyone responsible and frame the last victim as the culprit who then committed suicide. They both invite famous detectives to their towns and pose as helpful allies and commit (or try to in Yusuke's case) suicide when caught.]]
94	* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Yusuke's father was a driving instructor who died in a car accident, but he never believed he would've drive drunk on purpose, which is why he became a police officer. Years later, while chasing a criminal, he confessed he and his fellow students got his dad drunk as a prank for being a hard ass. For that, Yusuke decided to take justice into his own hands]]
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	!!Introduced in the Vermouth Arc
98
99	[[folder:Jinpei Matsuda]]
100	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jinpei_matsuda.PNG]]
101	->''Voiced by Creator/NobutoshiCanna (JP)''
102
103	The character that drives the {{backstory}} of the ''12 Million Hostages'' story arc. Former member of the bomb squad, he was later transferred to the criminal team because of his ThatOneCase-- and it was ''him'' who became [[spoiler:another painful ThatOneCase]] for Sato.
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105	* BrutalHonesty: Flashbacks show that he spoke out his mind no matter what anybody would think.
106	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: In the non-serial movie ''The Darkest Nightmare'', Tooru Amuro reveals that he learned how to defuse a bomb from Matsuda himself, and is instrumental in stopping a bomb planted by the Black Organization which, coincidentally, is placed on yet another ferris wheel.]]
107	* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:To Sato, via text -- "I kinda like you"]].
108	* FirstLove: For Sato. [[spoiler: Sort-of TheLostLenore later.]]
109	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He is a smoker, [[SmokingIsCool and looks damn cool while at it.]]
110	* TheLostLenore: To Sato. He died in an HeroicSacrifice to thwart the plans of a MadBomber. Sato herself is revealed to be deeply, ''deeply'' traumatized by his death, to the point of believing herself to be afflicted of a CartwrightCurse when her prospect SecondLove Takagi also almost falls victim to similar deals. It's only when the MadBomber is properly captured (and Takagi convinces her to not ''kill'' him right there) that she can finally move on.
111	* NervesOfSteel: Despite his personal interest in the case which eventually claimed his life, Matsuda remained cool and professional, placing the safety of Sato (for whom he had come to care as well) and innocents over his own life -- [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan qualities which had won Sato's heart.]]
112	* PosthumousCharacter: He was already dead for 3 years when he was first mentioned.
113	* TheResenter: In ''Wild Police Story'', it's revealed he had a heavy grudge against the police [[spoiler:due to his boxer father being innocently arrested for murder, leading to him to miss an important match and becoming an alcoholic.]]
114	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Matsuda was really, ''really'' hot.
115	* ThatOneCase [[spoiler:Hagiwara's death, to the same bomber; that's the reason he was transferred to Criminal Investigation, Team 1.]]
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Suguru Itakura]]
119	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suguru_itakura_profile_9.jpg]]
120	->''Voiced by Ryuzaburo Otomo (JP)''
121
122	Suguru Itakura was a famous CG graphic designer and games system engineer at some point in his life. However, due to the fact that his vision has begun to turn worse, he quit being a CG graphic designer three years prior to the current timeline, and has only focused on system developing since then. Even as a game programmer, he was still very famous and was usually hired to cooperate with different game companies.
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124	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Itakura was not shot, strangled, stabbed or bludgeoned to death like many murder victims in this series. He was bind with a blanket and a rubber tape so he could not take his daily medicine and died from cardiac arrest.
125	* DefiantToTheEnd / DyingMomentOfAwesome: Soon after he realized he was helpless and about to die, he used his feet to make a dying message by placing Go pieces and forming the culprit's name with it, in Braille writing. Bonus point to Itakura for remembering in his dying moment, that the culprit was not familiar about Go or Braille.
126	* HollywoodHeartAttack: Itakura suffered a severe heart disease that he must take daily medicine at certain interval. He also could not travel to any place with drastic climate and temperature change.
127	* {{Jerkass}}: Itakura used to work with a friend named Ryoma in a small game company, together they dreamed to create the best shogi program in Japan. However, this project had been postponed for many years and was never completed. Then Itakura got a better opportunity as a freelance CG designer and system engineer while Ryoma stayed in a game company. When Ryoma met Itakura again years later and proposed to continue their shogi program project, Itakura coldly rebuffed him and jokingly told Ryoma that he had to keep waiting. This did not turn well for both of them.
128	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Itakura wrote in his diary that he could not complete the software ordered by [[spoiler:the Black Organization]] not just because his vision had begun to turn worse, but also the said software could "become a threat for humanity".
129	* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He accepted offers to make a shogi program, a chess program and a go program at the same time to get as much money as possible so he could prepare himself to leave Japan and shake [[spoiler:the Black Organization]] off his tail.
130	* TheParanoiac: Itakura was a wary person, even to the point that when a pen on his desk was moved only for 10cm, he could become furious. His colleagues implied that Itakura had developed this attitude for a long time, probably long before accepting a deal from [[spoiler:the Black Organization]].
131	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Realizing that he would not be safe in Japan, Itakura planned a move to leave Japan. However, he was murdered before he could take some real actions for it.
132	[[/folder]]
133
134	!!Introduced in the Kir Arc
135
136	[[folder:Natsuki Koshimizu]]
137	[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/275px_natsuki_koshimizu_profile.jpg]]
138	->''Voiced by Creator/RisaHayamizu (JP)''
139
140	The "Detective of the South" in the ''Detectives' Koshien'' arc. She's from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka Fukuoka]], a big town in the southern island of Kyushu.
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142	* AmateurSleuth: One of the more famous High School Student Detectives. [[spoiler:She ''was'', but she's no longer a high schooler.]]
143	* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Her murder of Tokitsu is very sympathetic since it was his erroneous deduction that got her friend arrested which led to her suicide. What also helped make her more sympathetic is how Tokitsu didn't care about the fact he sentenced an innocent person to jail, but more about his reputation.]]
144	* {{Bifauxnen}}: No wonder the guys, save for Tokitsu, simply assumed that she was a boy too [[UnsettlingGenderReveal until they saw her]] in a [[SailorFuku girly school uniform]].
145	* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: She was deeply, ''deeply'' affected by the death of Kana, and planned to kill the one responsible for it.]]
146	* FearOfThunder: [[spoiler: Subverted, she was faking it.]]
147	* GenderBlenderName: While "Natsuki" is mostly known as a girl's name, it's actually for both genders.
148	* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Quietly tuned herself in after she was exposed for being the murderer and her plan failed to have all of them starve to death on the island.]]
149	* HasAType: Apparently, Natsuki likes hot-blooded guys.
150	* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Invoked. Natsuki wore huge earphones in the beginning, which confused the others and made them think she didn't want to speak too much to them. [[spoiler: She actually used them to hide her pierced ears, which would let others know she wasn't a highschooler anymore (Japanese schools are ''very'' strict about dress codes and often prohibit the use of any piercings, earrings included). She later hid them with her hair when she couldn't use the 'phones anymore.]]
151	* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Is already 20 but looks young for her age. She exploits it to try fitting in the group better and not raise any eyebrows.]]
152	* RedBaron: "Detective of the South".
153	* SailorFuku: Hers is light blue, with white scarf/collar and black socks. It's also depicted realistically, with a long skirt below the knee.
154	* SkewedPriorities: Averted. She shares Heiji's idea that real detectives must try their best to save the victim before the victim's death is confirmed, closed room situation be damned.
155	* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler: Killed fellow AmateurSleuth Tokitsu, as he insisted that the dead socialite was killed (He had been fooled by a "closed room trick" performed by a thief ''after'' the murder, believing it to have been performed by the murderer.) This led to the suicide of the only suspect, Natsuki's friend Kana.]]
156	* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Hakuba, Heiji and Conan didn't know that the ''very'' tomboyish Natsuki was a girl, and they only found out when they saw her in [[SailorFuku a seifuku uniform]].
157	-->'''Heiji''': T-that guy's a girl?!
158	* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler: Expresses admiration for the boys after her arrest, and wished she could've done a real koshien with them.]]
159	[[/folder]]
160
161	[[folder:Junya Tokitsu]]
162	[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/275px_junya_tokitsu_profile.jpg]]
163	->''Voiced by Creator/ShinichiroMiki (JP)''
164
165	The "Detective of the North" in the ''Detectives' Koshien'' arc. He's born in Tokyo and raised in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaido Hokkaido]], a huge island in northern Japan.
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167	* AmateurSleuth: One of the more famous High Schooler Detectives.
168	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: While he didn't ''intentionally'' drive Natsuki's friend Kana Mizoguchi to kill herself, he showed no remorse about it and was more worried about his reputation. No wonder Natsuki got pissed and killed him.]]
169	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: What he thought of the case in the manor. [[spoiler: [[BewareTheHonestOnes Too bad he said that in front of the suicidal suspect's best friend]]. [[KarmicDeath Enjoy being bludgeoned to death, buddy]].]]
170	* DrivenToSuicide: Not ''him'', but 50 culprits in the 300 cases he's resolved. [[spoiler: One of them just so happened to be Natsuki's close friend.]]
171	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: [[spoiler: In the anime flashbacks.]]
172	* RedBaron: "Detective of the North".
173	* SmugSnake: He constantly tried to make himself look humble despite his ''lack'' of humility, and it made him look rather unlikeable instead.
174	* TallDarkAndSnarky: The tallest of the high school Detective, with long dark hair and quite the snarky behavior.
175	* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed: [[spoiler:While he's the victim of the arc and Natsuki killed them, she is considerably more sympathetic since it was his erroneous deduction that got her friend jailed, and ''then'' showed no concern about said friend's suicide, only his reputation. Even the other detectives of the arc, who can all be considerably arrogant and/or insensitive, are nowhere near his level.]]
176	[[/folder]]
177
178	!!Introduced in the Bourbon Arc
179
180	[[folder:Wataru Date]]
181	[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/275px_wataru_date_profile.jpg]]
182	->''Voiced by Creator/KeijiFujiwara (JP)''
183
184	An old friend of Wataru Takagi, and his deceased BigBrotherMentor. [[spoiler: Apparently a friend of Tooru Amuro, too.]]
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186	* BigBrotherMentor: For Takagi, who Date was assigned to a police mentor towards -- Date even nicknamed them as the "Wataru Brothers". [[spoiler: Including the [[MentorOccupationalHazard typical death part]], sadly.]]
187	* BigOlEyebrows: Huge and thick black eyebrows.
188	* ForgottenFallenFriend: This, too. Takagi [[spoiler: and Amuro]] had made no mention of him until this case.
189	* LookBothWays: [[spoiler:He didn't do this while trying to retrieve his notepad, got hit by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel of his car, and ended up dead for his trouble.]]
190	* LoveHurts: It hurts so much in his case, that [[spoiler: his girlfriend Natalie crossed the DespairEventHorizon after identifying his corpse and [[DrivenToSuicide hung herself]].]]
191	* OneSteveLimit: He and Takagi had the same first name (albeit written in different characters), and Date referred to the two as the "Wataru brothers". [[spoiler: [[ExploitedTrope A plot point]]: Fuemoto mistook Takagi for the already dead Date and put him in the DeathTrap he had staged for him, not knowing that his target had kicked it.]]
192	* OralFixation: He often had a toothpick in his mouth.
193	* PosthumousCharacter: Is already dead before the main story, and has been for at very least two years.
194	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The aggressive Manly Man to Takagi's passive Sensitive Guy.
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	!!Introduced in the Non-Canon Movies
198
199	[[folder:Hiroki Sawada]]
200	[[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiroki_sawada.jpg]]
201	->''Voiced by Creator/AiOrikasa (JP) / Creator/MaxeyWhitehead (EN)''
202
203	From the NonSerialMovie ''Anime/DetectiveConanFilm06ThePhantomOfBakerStreet''. [[spoiler:He is Noah's Ark.]]
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205	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: {{Subverted\|Trope}}, if not {{deconstructed\|Trope}}. While he is young (10) and bears as much adult responsibility (being a master programmer) as for the norm of this trope, he is portrayed as an angsty character. That does not prevent some fans from portraying him per the norm of this trope, though.
206	* AuthorAvatar: Often suspected to be one towards the movie's writer Hisashi Nozawa, not helped by the fact Nozawa himself committed suicide about 1.5 years after the movie screened.
207	* BarefootSuicide: His death is implied this way.
208	* BrainUploading: He pretty much coded his entire brain as Noah's Ark before his suicide. In the entire movie nobody even questioned whether Noah's Ark ''is'' Hiroki.
209	* ChildProdigy: [[spoiler:{{Deconstructed}}. This poor kid's life ''sucked'' because he was one.]]
210	* DelicateAndSickly: While this has not been further expounded about, it certainly does not help with his social issues. [[spoiler: But it's not what takes his life.]]
211	* DeusAngstMachina: Consider all tropes surrounding him, and consider his age. ''Everyone'' would have reached their DespairEventHorizon.
212	* DubNameChange: In South Korea, his name was changed to Jeon U-Ju (전우주) owing to the government-mandated Korean naming conventions. This name happens to be rather pompous, since its most common reading means "the entire universe".
213	* HeKnowsTooMuch: What is being said is the immediate reason for his death is because he found out Schneider was the direct descendant of UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper.
214	* HeroicSacrifice: his self-destruction at the end of this movie was that an AI of that complexity is too early for this world and would easily be controled by the bad guys.
215	* ImprobableAge: [[spoiler: Remember, he's ''studying grad school in MIT'' and ''written two marketable, major pieces of software'' at ''10 years old'', it's pretty {{exaggerated}}. Of course, this is also a {{deconstruction}}, as he has huge ''emotional'' problems because of it.]]
216	* InconsistentSpelling: In Chinese. His name is always written in katakana in the original[[note]]ヒロキ・サワダ[[/note]] with the implication that he should be treated as if he was, say, a Japanese-American. This causes issues in Chinese, since Chinese users tend to [[ThisIsMyNameOnForeign translate non-Chinese East Asian names]] if they have no native kanji/hanzi forms. In this case, his first name is consensually translated as "Big(Hiro[shi])-tree(ki)," but even the theatrical release and the home video increase used different kanji/hanzi for "Hiro"--his given name is 廣樹/广树[[labelnote:pronunciation in Mandarin]]Guangshu[[/labelnote]] in the former, and 弘樹/弘树[[labelnote:pronunciation in Mandarin]]Hongshu[[/labelnote]] in the latter.
217	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: A pretty [[TearJerker tear jerking]] example as this was not because of his failure to connect with others. In the beginning, Japanese schools just ignored his intelligence. Under the wing of Schneider, he got accelerated at an improbable rate--and in effect became [[spoiler:house arrested by Schneider]].
218	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: He almost has no friends.
219	* InnocentProdigy: He switches between this and WiseBeyondTheirYears.
220	* LivingProgram: He [[BrainUploading coded himself as an artificial intelligence program]] "Noah's Ark" and released it to the cyberspace before [[StartsWithASuicide killing himself]]. The main story is about Noah's Ark invading into a [[HolodeckMalfunction public preview event of a new VR gaming system]]. While Noah's Ark, for most of the movie, took over the identity and appearance of one of the event's participants, at the end it does show up as itself, or Hiroki in AI form.
221	* LonelyRichKid: While under foster care by Schneider, although the reason is a bit different from the the standard of that trope--Schneider put him in a highly accelerated educational program [[spoiler:and then pretty much put him to work]]. Understandably, he was a bit broken for that.
222	* NomDeMom: His father's surname is [[spoiler:Kashimura]]. The internal justification is his mother has custody of him after his parents' divorce, so he took his mother's surname.
223	* ParentalAbandonment: His parents separated over his education, and he followed his mother to the US. Not long after that, his mother died.
224	* PlotTriggeringDeath: Were he alive, the entire plot didn't exist ''at all''.
225	* OneSteveLimit: Averted and then played straight. Hiroki is a very common male name in Japan, and there has been at least two one-timer that has the same name before him. Although, referring to "Hiroki" without any quantification usually refers to him
226	* StartsWithASuicide: What begins his case.
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